Are there any dancing nurses out there?

lannisz · Dec 31, 2006

I use to ballroom dance and I loved it...then I became a nurse and my feet hurt all the time. Now I feel I have to "save" my feet for work. I would love to get back into dancing tho'

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Dec 31, 2006

A local community center has ballroom dancing classes, and we're going to start in January. I'm looking forwad to it.

aainme · Dec 31, 2006

both my husband and i take lessons....it is a stress reducer....and we have so much fun...after a week of saving lives...LOL.... we love dancing and crusing...we find we can practice and then dance everynight of the cruise... i thought ballroom was just for old fogies.....but so many our age dance....we just focus on a few dances rather than get stressed out trying to learn so many....good luck...laura:monkeydance:

burn out · Dec 31, 2006

how romantic. It sounds like a fantasy..dancing in the moonlight on a cruise ship with you husband...what great memories you will have.

CHATSDALE · Dec 31, 2006

i have two left feet, next incarnation i am going to sing and dance

bigjay · Dec 31, 2006

My wife and I have been doing latin and ballroom dance for a year or so now. We got into it through a friend of ours who we met through our baby group who is a dance teacher.

We do waltz, tango, foxtrot, swing, merengue, cha-cha, salsa, samba and rhumba. Usually we head out to dance parties once a month or so to keep things up. We'll have to stop shortly though since both my wife and our teacher are three months pregnant so we'll be having a bit of a break.

wooh, BSN, RN · Dec 31, 2006

Husband and I are obsessed. Gives me something to look forward to when I'm having a crazy day at work. Good exercise, fun, relieves stress, meet new people...

bsugaRN2b · Dec 31, 2006

I just got into this, as a friend got me started, and I'm hooked and grab every opportunity I get - it's my nursing school stress reliever...the only other hobby I put this much effort into is my violin, haha!!

There was a place around my house that had a ballroom that charged $10/person...tried it out for the heck of it as I had nothing better to do...best $10 I ever spent...am seriously considering taking private lessons in the summer between school at a dance studio... try looking to see if it's offered at the Y, mine offers a class so you get a general overview of all the dances...

... i thought ballroom was just for old fogies...

Oh, it's so NOT just for "old fogies", as you put it...unless of course, you consider my age - 20 - being old, lol!!

~Adria :)

dumitra · Dec 31, 2006

My husband and I used to be professional dancers. We traveled the whole world dancing. Our daughter was a backstage child. But when she started school we had to stop. She had to be in bad on time, homework to be done. So, I'm a nurse now. But I missed it soooo mach! Talk about sacrifices for your children!

Dumitra, RN

miko014 · Dec 31, 2006

Hah! I'm not the only one! People at work tease me sometimes because I tap (not ballroom, but still dancing!). I would love to do ballroom, but I guess I'll have to wait till I catch a partner

imenid37 · Dec 31, 2006

I am wayyyyy too clumsy. I do know a ballroom dancing ob doc. She is really addicted. I think it is a great hobby for (well-coordinated) stressed-out person.